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W\u0130GDEN\u2019\u0130N \u015eEKERC\u0130 d\u00fckkan\u0131na ilk girdi\u011fimde d\u00f6rt ya\u015flar\u0131nda olmal\u0131yd\u0131m. Fakat yar\u0131m as\u0131r sonra dahi o d\u00fckkan\u0131n harikulade havas\u0131 ve kokusunu h\u00e2l\u00e2 hat\u0131rlayabiliyorum. Kap\u0131n\u0131n ufak \u00e7an\u0131n\u0131 duyunca Bay Wigden sessizce ortaya \u00e7\u0131kar ve \u015feker tezgah\u0131n\u0131n arkas\u0131ndaki yerini al\u0131rd\u0131. \u00c7ok ya\u015fl\u0131yd\u0131. Ba\u015f\u0131nda kar kadar beyaz bir sa\u00e7 bulutu vard\u0131.<\/p>\n
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Onun d\u00fckkan\u0131ndaki kadar \u00e7ok \u00e7e\u015fitte \u015feker ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir yerde yoktu. B\u00fct\u00fcn bunlar o kadar akl\u0131m\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131mdan al\u0131rd\u0131 ki, bir tanesinde karar k\u0131lmak bana zor gelirdi. Hepsine teker teker bakard\u0131m. Se\u00e7ti\u011fim \u015fekerin beyaz keseka\u011f\u0131d\u0131na kondu\u011funu g\u00f6rmek bende \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcye yol a\u00e7ard\u0131. Belki bir ba\u015fka \u00e7e\u015fidin tad\u0131 daha g\u00fczeldi? Veyahut yemesi daha uzun s\u00fcrerdi?<\/p>\n
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Bay Wigden\u2019in, istedi\u011finiz \u015fekeri keseka\u011f\u0131d\u0131na koyduktan sonra bir an duraklama gibi bir \u00e2deti vard\u0131. Bu ara hi\u00e7bir s\u00f6z s\u00f6ylenmedi\u011fi halde, her \u00e7ocuk Bay Wigden\u2019in kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131ndakine fikrini de\u011fi\u015ftirme f\u0131rsat\u0131 verdi\u011finin fark\u0131ndayd\u0131. Keseka\u011f\u0131d\u0131n\u0131n a\u011fz\u0131 ancak para tezgaha konduktan sonra k\u0131vr\u0131larak kapat\u0131l\u0131rd\u0131. B\u00f6ylece, karars\u0131zl\u0131k an\u0131 sona ererdi.<\/p>\n
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Bizim evimiz tramvay hatt\u0131ndan iki blok uzaktayd\u0131. Tramvay dura\u011f\u0131na gitmek i\u00e7in de Bay Wigden\u2019in d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnden ge\u00e7ilirdi. Annem bir kere kasabaya inerken beni de beraber g\u00f6t\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Tramvay dura\u011f\u0131ndan eve y\u00fcr\u00fcrken Bay Wigden\u2019in d\u00fckkan\u0131na girdi ve:<\/p>\n
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\u201cBakal\u0131m g\u00fczel bir\u015fey var m\u0131?\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
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Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam arkadaki perdenin arkas\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131karken, annem beni elimden tutup p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l cam tezgah\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fc. Ben \u00f6n\u00fcmdeki \u015fahane vitrine hayran hayran bakarken, annem ve Bay Wigden konu\u015ftular. En sonunda annem benim i\u00e7in bir\u015fey se\u00e7ti ve Bay Wigden\u2019e \u00fccretini \u00f6dedi.<\/p>\n
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Zaman i\u00e7inde, tramvay dura\u011f\u0131na giderken annemin beni \u015fekerci d\u00fckkan\u0131na g\u00f6t\u00fcrmesi bir gelenek haline geldi. O ilk ziyaretten sonra, annem \u015fekerimi kendimin se\u00e7mesine izin vermi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
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O s\u0131ralar paran\u0131n ne oldu\u011fundan tamamen habersizdim. Annemin sat\u0131c\u0131lara bir\u015fey verdi\u011fini, ondan sonra bir paket veya keseka\u011f\u0131d\u0131 ald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcrd\u00fcm. Zamanla bu de\u011fi\u015f-toku\u015fa akl\u0131m ermeye ba\u015flad\u0131. O s\u0131ralar kendi kendime bir karar verdim. Bir g\u00fcn Bay Wigden\u2019in d\u00fckkan\u0131na yaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131ma gidecektim. Epey u\u011fra\u015ft\u0131ktan sonra kap\u0131y\u0131 a\u00e7abildi\u011fim zaman \u00e7an\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 sesi hat\u0131rl\u0131yorum. B\u00fcy\u00fclenmi\u015f gibi, yava\u015f yava\u015f \u015fekerlerin dizili oldu\u011fu vitrine y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fcm.<\/p>\n
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Ho\u015fuma gidenlerin hepsini say\u0131nca, Bay Wigden tezgaha dayan\u0131p bana do\u011fru e\u011fildi:<\/p>\n
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\u201cB\u00fct\u00fcn bunlar\u0131 \u00f6diyecek kadar paran var m\u0131?\u201d diye sordu.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTabi\u00ee\u201d diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdim. \u201c\u00c7ok param var.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Elimi uzatarak Bay Wigden\u2019in avucuna dikkatle yald\u0131za sar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f yar\u0131m d\u00fczine kiraz \u00e7ekirde\u011fi koydum.<\/p>\n
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Bay Wigden, elndekine bakt\u0131, sonra uzun bir an bir\u015fey anlamak istermi\u015fcesine benim y\u00fcz\u00fcme bakt\u0131.<\/p>\n
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Tela\u015fla:<\/p>\n
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\u201cYetmez mi?\u201d diye sordum.<\/p>\n
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Yava\u015f\u00e7a elini \u00e7ekerek:<\/p>\n
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\u201cZannedersem biraz fazla bile\u201d dedi. \u201c\u00dcst\u00fcn\u00fc vereyim.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Eski model makinesine gitti. Makinenin \u00e7ekmecesini a\u00e7t\u0131. Tekrar tezgaha d\u00f6nerek, uzatt\u0131\u011f\u0131m elime iki kuru\u015f b\u0131rakt\u0131.<\/p>\n
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Alt\u0131-yedi ya\u015f\u0131ma geldi\u011fimde, ailem buradan ba\u015fka bir \u015fehre ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131. Ben de ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z yeni \u015fehirde b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcp evlendm ve kendi ailemi kurdum. Kar\u0131mla, de\u011fi\u015fik t\u00fcrlerde s\u00fcs bal\u0131klar\u0131 yeti\u015ftirip satt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z bir d\u00fckkan a\u00e7t\u0131k. Akvaryum ticareti o zamanlar daha geli\u015fme \u00e7a\u011f\u0131ndayd\u0131. Bunun i\u00e7in bal\u0131klar\u0131n do\u011frudan do\u011fruya Asya, Afrika ve G\u00fcney Amerika\u2019dan getirtilmesi gerekiyordu. Bir \u00e7ifti be\u015f dolardan az olan \u00e7ok az cins vard\u0131.<\/p>\n
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G\u00fcne\u015fli bir \u00f6\u011fle \u00fcst\u00fc k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir k\u0131z erkek karde\u015fiyle beraber geldi. Be\u015f-alt\u0131 ya\u015flar\u0131ndayd\u0131lar. Ben tanklar\u0131 temizlemekle me\u015fguld\u00fcm. \u0130ki \u00e7ocuk hayretten yuvarla\u015fla\u015f\u0131p b\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f g\u00f6zlerle pr\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l suda y\u00fczen g\u00fczel bal\u0131klar\u0131 seyrediyorlard\u0131. Erkek olan\u0131:<\/p>\n
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\u201cBirka\u00e7 tane sat\u0131n alablir miyiz?\u201d diye sordu.<\/p>\n
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\u201cParas\u0131n\u0131 verebilirseniz, tabi\u00ee\u201d diye cevap verdim.<\/p>\n
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K\u0131z kendinden emin bir tav\u0131rla:<\/p>\n
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\u201cBizim \u00e7ok param\u0131z var\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
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\u00c7ocu\u011fun sesindeki eda bana sanki \u00e7ok eski bir hat\u0131ray\u0131, Bay Wigden\u2019in \u015fekerci d\u00fckkan\u0131na yaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131ma gitti\u011fim g\u00fcn\u00fc zihnimde canland\u0131rd\u0131. \u0130ki \u00e7ocuk, bir s\u00fcre bal\u0131klar\u0131 seyrettikten sonra tanklar\u0131n yan\u0131nda y\u00fcr\u00fcyerek birka\u00e7 \u00e7e\u015fit bal\u0131ktan birer \u00e7ift istediler. \u0130stedikleri bal\u0131klar\u0131 a\u011fla yakalayarak ufak bir kaba koydum ve erkek \u00e7ocu\u011funa uzatt\u0131m.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDikkatle ta\u015f\u0131\u201d diye tenbih ettim.<\/p>\n
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Ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallayarak, k\u0131z karde\u015fine d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/p>\n
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\u201cParay\u0131 sen ver\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
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Elimi uzatt\u0131m. S\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131 kapal\u0131 avucunu bana do\u011fru uzat\u0131rken ne olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 gayet iyi biliyordum.<\/p>\n
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O anda Bay Wigden\u2019in y\u0131llarca \u00f6nce \u00fcst\u00fcmde b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 tesirin b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc kavrad\u0131m. Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131 ne kadar g\u00fc\u00e7 bir durumda b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 anlad\u0131m. O da, bu g\u00fc\u00e7 durumdan ne kadar g\u00fczel bir \u015fekilde kurtulmu\u015ftu!<\/p>\n
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Elimdeki paralara bakarken kendimi tekrar o \u015fekerci d\u00fckkan\u0131nda zannettim. Bu iki \u00e7ocu\u011fun safl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 gayet iyi anlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Bay Wigden de bunu y\u0131llarca \u00f6nce kavram\u0131\u015ft\u0131. B\u00fct\u00fcn bu hat\u0131ralar beni o kadar etkilemi\u015fti ki, bo\u011faz\u0131m\u0131n kurudu\u011funu hissettim. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck k\u0131z kar\u015f\u0131mda bekliyordu. \u00c7ok yava\u015f bir sesle:<\/p>\n
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\u201cYetmez mi?\u201d diye sordu.<\/p>\n
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Zorlukla:<\/p>\n
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\u201cZannedersem, biraz fazla bile\u201d diyebildim. \u201c\u00dcst\u00fcn\u00fc vereyim.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kasa makinesinin g\u00f6z\u00fcnde bir m\u00fcddet arand\u0131m. \u0130ki kuru\u015fu k\u0131z\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131k avucuna koyduktan sonra, onlar\u0131n hazinelerini ta\u015f\u0131yarak kald\u0131r\u0131mda dikkatle gidi\u015flerini uzun uzad\u0131ya seyrettim.<\/p>\n
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Tekrar d\u00fckkana d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde kar\u0131m\u0131n bir tabureye oturmu\u015f, ellerini dirseklerine kadar bir akvaryumun i\u00e7ine sokmu\u015f, bitkilerin yerlerini de\u011fi\u015ftiriyordu.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNe olup bitti\u011fini bana da anlat\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n l\u00fctfen. Onlara ka\u00e7 tane bal\u0131k verdi\u011fini biliyor musun?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cOtuz dolarl\u0131k kadar\u201d diye cevap verdim. \u201cAma ba\u015fka bir\u015fey yapamazd\u0131m ki!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ona Bay Wigden\u2019in hik\u00e2yesini anlat\u0131nca, g\u00f6zleri dolu dolu oldu.<\/p>\n
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\u201cH\u00e2l\u00e2 o j\u00f6lelerin kokusunu duyabiliyorum\u201d diye i\u00e7imi \u00e7ektim.<\/p>\n
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Son tank\u0131 da temizlerken, Bay Wigden\u2019in hafif hafif g\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc duydu\u011fuma eminim.<\/p>\n
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23.02.2007 W\u0130GDEN\u2019\u0130N \u015eEKERC\u0130 d\u00fckkan\u0131na ilk girdi\u011fimde d\u00f6rt ya\u015flar\u0131nda olmal\u0131yd\u0131m. Fakat yar\u0131m as\u0131r sonra dahi o d\u00fckkan\u0131n harikulade havas\u0131 ve kokusunu h\u00e2l\u00e2 hat\u0131rlayabiliyorum. Kap\u0131n\u0131n ufak \u00e7an\u0131n\u0131 duyunca Bay Wigden sessizce ortaya \u00e7\u0131kar ve \u015feker tezgah\u0131n\u0131n arkas\u0131ndaki yerini al\u0131rd\u0131. \u00c7ok ya\u015fl\u0131yd\u0131. Ba\u015f\u0131nda kar kadar beyaz bir sa\u00e7 bulutu vard\u0131. Onun d\u00fckkan\u0131ndaki kadar \u00e7ok \u00e7e\u015fitte \u015feker ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[142],"class_list":["post-87589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yazarlar"],"yoast_head":"\n